Be Still And Know

Matthew 27.54 NLT The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!” When Jesus died on the cross at three o’clock in the afternoon, the curtain in the sanctuary of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom and there was a great earthquake. It’s no wonder that the soldiers, tough as they were, were terrified by what saw and heard. We need to be very grateful to the Gospel writers for recording so much of what took place, but there is so much more that we would love to know. If it had happened today one can imagine news agencies interviewing everyone in sight and getting film footage of every part of the day. I find it fascinating that the Gospel writers tell us nothing of the response of the religious people. We know that some of the Jewish leaders were very sympathetic to Jesus. I wonder what Nicodemus or Joseph of Arimathea thought? We are told nothing. And what about the disciples? W